Chicken Pilau Dinner

2017 Chicken Pilau Dinner: Tuesday, November 7th!

Election Night Every Year4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.Tickets $8

Join the Thomas County Historical Society this Election Day, Tuesday November 7th from 4:30-7pm for the 24th Annual Chicken Pilau Dinner, sponsored by Thomasville National Bank. Prepared and served on the Museum grounds, this traditional southern supper supports the programs and preservation of our community’s rich history! Tickets are $8 a plate and dinners will be available for eat-in or take-out.

Preparing and serving the Pilau dinner is a great opportunity to work with other members of the Society and community. If you would like to participate as a volunteer in this fun event, please call the Museum or e-mail us at history@rose.net or follow the link below to sign-up!

The Thomas County Museum of History is located at 725 N. Dawson St. in Thomasville. The Museum grounds and six historic buildings, including log house and bowling alley, will be open for touring during the event.

We invite you save the date, Saturday, October 14, 2017 for Cheers to 65 Years!, a celebration of the Society’s sapphire anniversary. The celebration will be held on the grounds of the Thomas County Museum of History and tickets will go on-sale in September.

You will not want to miss the debut of the completed restoration of the 1916 American LaFrance Fire Engine, a silent auction, and your chance to explore the newly renovated Flowers-Roberts basement.

Support this Event:

If you would like to support this very special event, please complete and return this Sponsor Information Form to the Museum by August 31, 2017.

For more information, please visit the event website which will be updated as further plans unfold.

The Thomas County Historical Society is proud to honor the long-standing tradition of celebrating tricks, treats, and all things Halloween at the Lapham-Patterson House this fall. For decades, the annual reading of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” delighted generations of Thomasville residents. Jeff Lovett will provide a recitation of Edgar Allen Poe’s, The Raven, at 6pm on Friday October 27. Following the reading, Historical Society staff will provide hourly tours of the Lapham-Patterson House. Tours are available for $10 per adult and $5 per student ages 6-17. Those guests who would like to paint a pumpkin in the backyard as an added activity may do so for $5 each. Registration is required.

All tours are limited in size, so those interested in participating should make reservations early. The Bookshelf will host a “pop-up” shop at the Lapham-Patterson House featuring works by Edgar Allen Poe and other seasonal titles for readers of all ages.

This year, we are proud to add a new element to the Halloween fun! The public is invited to attend a free screening of House on Haunted Hill, a 1959 thriller starring Vincent Price written by Robb White, a Thomasville native. Wealthy eccentric Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) has a proposal for five guests at a possibly haunted mansion: Show up, survive a night filled with scares and receive $10,000 each. The film is appropriate for guests aged 12 and up. Limited concessions will be available for purchase at the event and donations will be accepted. Guests are asked to bring their own chairs and blankets for seating in the backyard. A $5 cooler fee will be collected upon entry and guests are prohibited from bringing in glass bottles.